Cboe Volatility Index

As bear market looms, battered Wall Street seeks elusive 'Fed put'

A recent survey by BofA Global Research showed fund managers now expect the Fed to step in at 3,529 on the S&P 500, compared with expectations of 3,700 in February. Such a drop would constitute a 26% decline from the S&P’s Jan. 3 closing high.

Wall Street slides on global slowdown fears

At 10:03 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 415.23 points, the S&P 500 was down 56.93 points, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 104.93 points.

Coronavirus panic wipes $6 trillion off world stocks this week

Hopes that the epidemic which started in China would be over in months and that economic activity would quickly return to normal have been shattered this week as the number of international cases spiralled.

Nifty likely to see 9100 levels soon: Rare Enterprises

India may soon get into the level of outperformance and the sectors that will lead the charts are consumer, FMCG and auto, says Atul Suri of Rare Enterprises, in an interview to CNBC-TV18.

Dow briefly plunges 400 points after data, oil rout

The Dow Jones industrial average traded about 330 points lower. Earlier, the index briefly fell more than 400 points in morning trade to dip below the psychologically key 16,000 level

Asian shares slip from 2-mth high, oil regroups after slide

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS slipped 0.2 percent in early trade from their two-month high touched on Monday, though it was still up 8.6 percent so far this month. Japan's Nikkei fell 0.6 percent.

Rocktober? Risk appetite is fighting back

After suffering their worst quarter in four years amid fears about a China slowdown, US rate uncertainty and emerging market risks, equities have crept up at the start of the fourth quarter.

Wall Street rallies on Greek deal; tech stocks jump

Greece won conditional agreement to receive a possible USD 95 billion over three years, along with an assurance of talks to bridge a funding gap until a bailout is ready. The deal is contingent on Greece meeting a tight timetable to enact strict reforms.

Stocks rally on oil turn as Fed vows rate patience

Stocks rose after the Federal Reserve retained the phrase "considerable time" in its policy statement, and also introduced another word, "patient," as the central bank readies to raise interest rates next year.

Expect more volatility, see big risk mood across mkts: UBS

Ramin Nakisa, deputy head of asset allocation at UBS Investment Bank and author of 'Invest in fear - a simple guide to trading volatility' sees a big risk mood and volatility across markets but it maybe worrisome if VIX rises above 30.

Wall St weekahead: Investors gird for scarier days in mkts

The volatility recalls the last major period of big market gyrations in the second half of 2011, when the first-ever credit downgrade of the United States and the threat of a debt default kept investors on their toes for several months.

Wall St ahead: Harsh weather may skew economic data again

The closely watched monthly jobs report due on Friday is expected show that employers stepped up hiring a bit in February, but there is a greater-than-unusual amount of uncertainty around forecasts given that the weather remained unseasonable.

Wall St week ahead: Stocks may fall, though buyers remain

The catalysts that drove the Dow and the S&P 500 to their worst monthly performances since May 2012 have not gone away. The retreat from emerging markets - and stocks in general - appears to have more room to run as the factors that helped propel the market to record highs in mid-January aren't providing enough support.

Big chill gives Dow, S&P worst month since May 2012

For January, the Dow tumbled 5.3 percent and the S&P 500 slid 3.6 percent - their worst monthly percentage declines since May 2012.

Cues you should know about before starting your Wed trade

Asian traders are on the central bank watch with policy decisions due from the Bank of Japan and the Bank of Thailand.

First Look: Your 10-sec guide to global mkt cues

Initial jobless claims fell by 21,000 to 323,000 and this is much lower than expectations of a reading of 335,000. Preliminary numbers from Markit show that manufacturing in the US rebounded to an eight month high in November, rising to 54.3.

Dow Jones up 89 pts; CBOE volatility index closes below 15

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 88.85 points to close at 15,224.69. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 8.57 points to 1,640.46. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 5.45 points to end at 3,484.83.

Wall St Weekahead: Stocks face more issues post Fed uproar

The stock market begins the last week of June still rattled by the US Federal Reserve's plans for reducing its stimulus efforts, called quantitative easing, or QE.

Wall St Ahead: 'Just right' jobs data could help equities

The equity market is on nebulous middle ground. The S&P 500 is just 1.5 percent away from its all-time closing high, but other than Friday's rally on the jobs data, it has been stuck in a period of uncertainty.

Key dates and milestones in the S&P 500's history

Standard & Poor's, initially known as the Standard Statistics Company, created its first stock market index in 1923. It consisted of the stocks of 233 companies and was computed weekly.

Dow Jones closes flat; CBOE VIX slips below 13

The US equity markets finished narrowly mixed as investors hesitated to jump in after the recent rally, but the S&P 500 rose to touch a fresh all-time high. The CBOE volatility index ended below 13.

Wall Street falls on weak earnings, CBOE VIX up 18%

The US equity markets closed sharply lower across the board on Wednesday, following a batch of weaker-than-expected earnings and as commodities resumed their sell-off amid ongoing worries over global growth. The CBOE volatility index shot up 18.3 percent to 16.51.